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A U.S. Capitol police officer died from injuries sustained during the attack led by a pro-Trump mob, the force said in a statement Thursday night.
The officer, Brian Sicknick, had been with the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) since July 2008 and most recently served in the department’s first aid unit.
Sicknick became the fifth person to die in the attacks. Among the other four dead was a protester shot by the authorities. Three died in what police called “medical emergencies.”
The rape of the building on Wednesday came as Congress certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
“Officer Sicknick was responding to the riots … and was injured while physically interacting with the protesters,” police said in a statement.
He died Thursday after being taken to the hospital after his collapse while returning to his divisional office, he added.
Metropolitan homicide officials, along with the USCP and its federal partners, will investigate Sicknick’s death, police said.
Democratic leaders of the House appropriations committee said the “tragic loss” of a Capitol police officer “should remind us all of the bravery of the law enforcement officers who protected us, our colleagues, our staff. Congress, the press, and other essential workers during the hours-long takeover of the Capitol by pro-Trump protesters. “
More than 24 hours after he incited a crowd to attack the U.S. Capitol, Donald Trump urged an end to the violence and acknowledged that there would be a new administration on January 20.
With Reuters and Associated Press
